Possibility of Severe Weather Enters The Picture

For the most part, the 2019 Missouri State Fair has been rain and storm free. We had one round that ran roughshod through Sedalia late Monday night/Tuesday Morning. Now we may be in store for a round of wet weather late tonight into Friday.

According to the National Weather Service:

An active few days beginning today and continuing through the weekend. Several rounds of strong to severe storms will be possible with the first round expected this evening and into the overnight hours across eastern Kansas and portions of western Missouri. All modes of severe weather are possible including large hail, damaging winds, locally heavy rainfall, and the potential for an isolated tornado.

Here's the forecast through Sunday for Sedalia:

Today

Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 10pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night

Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 70. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 71.